The General Secretary of the Defence Industrial Association of Nigeria, Kola Balogun, has said Nigeria must deliberately end its reliance on imported defence equipment and invest in locally manufactured alternatives capable of meeting the country’s unique security needs.
Balogun, who also serves as Chairman/CEO of Equipment and Protective Applications International Limited, warned that Nigeria’s continued dependence on foreign defence systems, many of which were designed for entirely different operational environments, was undermining the effectiveness of its security forces and exposing troops to unnecessary risks.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Balogun, however, called on the government to procure equipment developed to meet the reality on the ground.
“No two wars are exactly the same, and no two security environments are identical. We must therefore develop solutions tailored to our peculiar realities rather than relying solely on imported systems designed for completely different operational environments,” Balogun said.
He cited a particularly
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